diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
index adf61d2325f..46bcfb4a045 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ Rectangle {
         zoomControl.setRange(newStart, newStart + windowLength);
     }
 
+    function recenterOnItem( itemIndex )
+    {
+        // if item is outside of the view, jump back to its position
+        if (qmlEventList.getEndTime(itemIndex) < view.startTime || qmlEventList.getStartTime(itemIndex) > view.endTime) {
+            recenter((qmlEventList.getStartTime(itemIndex) + qmlEventList.getEndTime(itemIndex)) / 2);
+        }
+    }
+
     function globalZoom() {
         zoomControl.setRange(qmlEventList.traceStartTime(), qmlEventList.traceEndTime());
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/RangeDetails.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/RangeDetails.qml
index 0b3b58d7f0e..b394081be2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/RangeDetails.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/RangeDetails.qml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ BorderImage {
         drag.target: parent
         onClicked: {
             root.gotoSourceLocation(file, line);
+            root.recenterOnItem(view.selectedItem);
         }
     }